cops


From the verb cop: (⇒ conjugate)
cops is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v 3rd person singular
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
cop nslang (police officer) (informal)poli n común
  policía n común
 (ES: coloquial)madero nm
 (CO, PE: coloquial)tombo, tomba nm, nf
 The cop asked me to step out of my car.
 El poli me pidió que saliese de mi coche.
the cops nplslang (police force)la policía loc nom f
 (AR, UY: coloquial)la cana loc nom f
 (CO, CR: coloquial)la tomba loc nom f
 When the thief started to run, the shopkeeper yelled, "Call the cops!"
 Cuando el ladrón echó a correr, el tendero gritó: «¡llamen a la policía!».
cop [sth] vtrUS, slang (buy: drugs)comprar vtr
 (AR: coloquial)pegar vtr
 Jack went into the alley to cop some cocaine.
 Jack se fue al callejón a comprar cocaína.
cop [sth] vtrUK, slang (receive) (figurado, coloquial)ganarse v prnl
  pillarse v prnl
  llevarse v prnl
 John copped a warning from the referee for losing his temper during the match.
 John se ganó una advertencia del árbitro por perder la calma durante el partido.
cop [sth] vtrUS, slang (steal) (coloquial)afanar vtr
 (coloquial)pillar vtr
 (ES: coloquial)chorar vtr
  robar vtr
 Brian copped a slice of pizza while no one was looking.
 Brian afanó un trozo de pizza cuando nadie miraba.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
cop off with [sb] vi phrasal + prepUK, slang (have sex with) (relación sexual, coloquial)ligarse a, hacerse a una, tirarse a v prnl
cop on vi phrasalUK, slang (realise) (ES, entender, coloquial)pillar vtr
cop on to [sth],
cop onto [sth]
vi phrasal + prep
UK, slang (fact, idea: realise, grasp)darse cuenta de loc verb
 (coloquial, figurado)pescar vtr
 She didn't cop on to the fact that the girl he was describing was her sister.
cop out vi phrasalinformal (avoid responsibility) (figurado, coloquial)lavarse las manos loc verb
Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun
 Jeff promised to help me pack for my house move, but he copped out, saying he was too tired.
 Jeff prometió ayudarme con la mudanza, pero al final se lavó las manos diciendo que estaba cansado.
 (figurado, coloquial)escurrir el bulto loc verb
 (figurado, coloquial)esquivarle al bulto loc verb
 Nunca quiere comprometerse. Se le da muy bien escurrir el bulto.
 (ES, coloquial)escaquearse v prnl
 (CL, coloquial)sacar el cuerpo loc verb
 (AR, coloquial)borrarse v prnl
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cop a feel v exprslang (touch [sb] sexually)meter mano loc verb
cop a plea v exprUS (enter a plea bargain)declararse culpable para conseguir una sentencia menor loc verb
cop it v exprUK, slang (get into trouble)meterse en problemas loc verb
cop it v exprUK, slang (die)estirar la pata loc verb
cop-out ninformal (excuse) (coloquial)chicana nf
 (ES, coloquial)escaqueo nm
 (MX, coloquial)vacilada nf
 She isn't ill – that's just a cop-out so she doesn't have to go to school.
 No está enferma, es solo una chicana para no tener que ir a la escuela.
  pretexto nm
  excusa nf
  mala excusa adj + nf
 No está enferma, es solo un pretexto para no tener que ir a la escuela.
good cop/bad cop ninformal (police questioning technique)policía bueno policía malo expr
have no cop on v exprIrish, informal (lack common sense)no tener dos dedos de frente loc verb
not much cop adjslang, UK (not very good)no muy bueno loc adj
  no ser la gran cosa expr
traffic cop nslang (police officer in charge of roads) (Chile)carabinero del tránsito grupo nom
 She was going too fast so the traffic cop pulled her over.
  policía de tránsito grupo nom
  guardia de tráfico grupo nom
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